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Lotus Evora Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 16 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Lotus Evora (2010–2018). The most-complained-about year is 2013.

6
safety recalls, all years
16
owner complaints, all years
2011
year with most recalls
2013
year with most complaints

Pick your Lotus Evora model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Lotus Evora21
2017 Lotus Evora13
2014 Lotus Evora03
2013 Lotus Evora13
2012 Lotus Evora02
2011 Lotus Evora32
2010 Lotus Evora02

What Lotus Evora owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA. The 2013 model year has the most, with 3.

All Lotus Evora recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lotus Evora, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Structure

    NHTSA 19V263000 Reported 424 vehicles potentially affected Lotus Cars Limited

    Lotus Cars USA, Inc. (Lotus) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Evora vehicles. The toe board in the passenger footwell lacks stiffness, allowing the knee of an unbelted occupant to contact the rigid structure of the vehicle, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the toe board with a new design to provide the appropriate stiffness, free of charge. The recall began May 27, 2019. Owners may contact Lotus customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  2. Steering

    NHTSA 18V781000 Reported 36 vehicles potentially affected Lotus Cars Limited

    Lotus Cars Limited (Lotus) is recalling certain 2018 Lotus Evora vehicles. Due to an assembly error, in the event of a frontal collision, the steering column may not properly collapse to absorb some of the impact energy.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will correct the steering column assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2018. Owners may contact Lotus customer service at 1-800-245-6887. Lotus' number for this…

    Model years: 2018

  3. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 14V280000 Reported 860 vehicles potentially affected Lotus Cars USA, Inc.

    Lotus Cars USA, Inc. (Lotus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Elise and Exige vehicles manufactured from November 2007 to July 2011, and 2011 Evora vehicles manufactured September 2010 through September 2011. The oil cooler hose may detach from its fitting.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings on the Elise and Exige vehicles and will replace the oil cooler hose assemblies on the Evora vehicles, free of charge. The manufacturer…

    Model years: 2011

  4. Hoses/lines/piping/fittings (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 13V314000 Reported 80 vehicles potentially affected Lotus Cars USA, Inc.

    Lotus Cars USA, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2011 Evora supercharged vehicles equipped with a manual transmission and manufactured September 2010 through September 2011. The engine oil cooler hose may chafe and rupture resulting in oil loss.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2013. Owners may contact Lotus at 1-770-476-6564. Lotus' campaign number is 2013/03R.

    Model years: 2011

  5. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 13V216000 Reported 28 vehicles potentially affected Lotus Cars USA, Inc.

    Lotus Cars is recalling certain model year 2013 Evora vehicles manufactured September 2012 through November 2012. These vehicles have been granted a temporary exemption from the requirement to conform to the latest passenger side advanced air bag requirements covered by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash…

    Remedy: Lotus Cars will notify the owners instructing them to take their vehicle to a Lotus dealer. The federal compliance label will be replaced and an exemption label will be applied, free of charge. The recall began on May…

    Model years: 2013

  6. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 12V477000 Reported 80 vehicles potentially affected LOTUS CARS USA, INC.

    Lotus is recalling certain model year 2011 Evora supercharged vehicles manufactured from February 2011 through September 2011, equipped with a three-piece oil feed pipe with a flexible hose section. This engine mounted oil feed pipe, used to supply oil to the engine cylinder head, can rupture.

    Remedy: Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil feed pipe free of charge. The safety recall began on December 10, 2012. Owners may contact Lotus at 1-800-245-6887.

    Model years: 2011

Other Lotus models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.